3 lxc: linux Container library
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8 Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano at fr.ibm.com>
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33 <refentrytitle>lxc-create</refentrytitle>
34 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
38 <refname>lxc-create</refname>
47 <command>lxc-create <replaceable>-n name</replaceable>
48 <optional>-f config_file</optional></command>
53 <title>Description</title>
56 <command>lxc-create</command> creates a system object where is
57 stored the configuration informations and where will be stored
58 runtime information. The
59 identifier <replaceable>name</replaceable> is used to
60 specify the container to be used with the different lxc
65 This object is the definition of the different resources an
66 application can use or can see. The more the configuration file
67 contains informations, the more the container is isolated and
68 the more the application is jailed.
72 If the configuration file <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
73 is not specified, the container will be created with the default
74 isolation: processes, sysv ipc and mount points.
79 <title>Options</title>
84 <option>-n <replaceable>name</replaceable></option>
88 Specify the container name to be created.
95 <option>-f <replaceable>config_file</replaceable></option>
99 Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization
100 and isolation functionalities for the container.
110 <title>Diagnostic</title>
115 <term>The container already exists</term>
118 As the message mention it, you try to create a container
119 but there is a container with the same name. You can use
120 the <command>lxc-ls -l</command> command to list the
121 available containers on the system.
131 <title>See Also</title>
135 <refentrytitle><command>lxc-destroy</command></refentrytitle>
136 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
140 <refentrytitle><command>lxc-execute</command></refentrytitle>
141 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
145 <refentrytitle><command>lxc.conf</command></refentrytitle>
146 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
154 <title>Author</title>
155 <para>Daniel Lezcano <email>daniel.lezcano@free.fr</email></para>
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